//------------------------------// // Chapter 29 part 2 // Story: A Brony's Dream Come True // by FeatherFoot //------------------------------// A/N Previously on A Brony's Dream Come True... It's been a long road for all of our heroes, but the journey is not yet over, as the team finally confront's Discord. To everypony's dismay, Discord's wickedry has blocked off all magic outside the Royal Guard. With he bearers of the Elements of Harmony held captive at Discord's will, can the boys save them before Equestria, nay, the entire multiverse, is sent into peril? ^^I've always wanted to type something like that. XD Anyway, here is part 2! End A/N Canterlot... Jordan and Jake could not wipe their shocked expressions from their faces after what they have just heard. Discord cackled at their expressions. "Now, I have had enough time chit-chatting with you all." Discord announced while making his way toward the castle, the main 6 floating beside him. "If you'll excuse me, I have chaos to spread to infinity and beyond." He, the Royal Guard, and the bearers of the Elements, vanished into thin air. A silence filled the entire area. Jake felt a chill run down his spine. "Would anyone care to explain what the buck just happened?!" he yelled. Jordan turned toward him. "Jake, this doesn't just involve Equestria anymore." He turned away again. "Things just got personal between me and Discord, because Earth is in peril now, and possibly the entire multiverse." He looked toward the ground. "If he isn't stopped, that's it." "Well we can't, no, WON'T, sit around and do nothing." Cloud broke in. "We'll help any way we can!" Shadow announced. B.B. shrunk back a bit, but built up enough courage to at least nod in approval, and so did Briar. "Everyone, are you ready to get the Elements, rescue their bearers, and save the entire cosmos?" Jordan announced while putting his hoof out in front of him. Cloud joined his hoof above Jordan's, while Jake did the same. Eventually every hoof was above the others. "Okay, on the count of three..." "One..." "Two..." "Three!" In unison, their hooves went skyward. "Now let's go save the Elements of Harmony!" Jordan announced. Everyone cheered, and Briar shouted out "LEEROOOOOOY JENKIIIINS!" They then charged toward the castle. ________________________________________________________________________________ Back on Earth, everyone on one of the beaches enjoyed the peaceful weather. Some of the children on the beached played with each other. "Let's build sand castles!" "Look I found a shell!" "The water tastes like lemonade!" The last shout made everyone on the beach go wide eyed. They all ran to the water to see for themselves. Indeed, judging by the smell of the water, it was the smell of lemonade. They all ran from the water. As they ran for their cars, mothers holding their children closely, they saw clouds building up in the sky. It started raining. One person smelled a hint of chocolate in the air. He stuck his tongue out, and tasted the rain. It was completely chocolate milk. All around, everyone was screaming. "What's going on?!" "This is completely unnatural!" "Yum, chocolate milk! And what's with these weird occurrences?!" ________________________________________________________________________________ Jake's friend Jeremy strolled down the sidewalk past the superstore, and the infamous alleyway. He had heard reports that random attacks caused by the thugs had ceased. He paid no mind however. As he walked, he overheard people talking in a panic. "Did you hear, Daytona Beach's water smells and tastes like lemonade!" "I heard about that! And they had the weirdest weather...chocolate rain! And it's not the song either!" "Is the world coming to an end?" "Possibly." Jeremy peered down the alleyway. He saw a dim flash, and when it cleared, he saw something that stunned him. The creature from mythology, a draconequus. Jeremy could not believe his eyes. It vanished into thin air, and he felt like the entire world was turning upside down. He looked up. Pink clouds started filling the sky, and raining chocolate rain. He ran back the way he came from. 'I've gotta see if this is just an isolated incident!' he thought as he ran. ________________________________________________________________________________ Discord reappeared in the throne room of the Canterlot Castle. He chuckled in glee. "Oh hohohoho! that world is so full of chaos it fills me with so much joy!" he cheerfully exclaimed. He laid back in the throne. "Oh I can't wait to rule over TWO worlds!" he cackled. "You won't get away with this Discord!" Twilight yelled out from within an individual cell. The others sat and looked down to the floor. Twilight tried to use her magic to no avail. "Now, now Twilight, you musn't strain yourself!" Discord chanted. "You don't want to faint and miss me taking over two worlds now do you?" Twilight sat and looked toward the ground. "Jake, Jordan, wherever you all are, I hope you can do something..." ________________________________________________________________________________ Jordan, Jake, Cloud, Briar, Shadow, and B.B. stopped at the castle entrance. "Okay, wen need to come up with a good plan on how we are going to pull this off." Jake said quietly. "We could just...ask them to let them go?" B.B. offered. "Nah, that wouldn't work." Jordan said with a stare. "Discord is EVIL, so that would be a problem." Shadow put his hoof to his chin, and so did Cloud. Shadow started. "We could sneak our way in through the back?" Jordan shook his head gently. "Nope, that wouldn't work either. The castle is embedded on the mountain, so there is no back." Cloud's hoof remained on his chin, and after a moment, he opened his mouth to speak. "I've got nothing." Jordan and Jake turned to Briar. "Hey Briar, you have any idea on how pull this off?" Briar opened his mouth to speak, and he explained the entire plan he made. "Okay, so Jordan, you Cloud and Shadow enter through one of the windows. Knock out the guards, and open the entrance, at which point the rest of us will enter. While me, Jake, and B.B. go toward where the Elements are stored, Jordan and Cloud, you'll be our eyes in the sky, while Shadow goes to get Celestia for her help in getting the door to the Elements open, if it is guarded with a special lock. Once we have the Elements, we sneak into the throne room, and free each bearer and give them each their Element, at which point they will defeat Discord, thus saving the multiverse. Any questions?" Briar finished. Everyone was speechless. Jake was the first to break the silence. "We'll go with your plan." Jake said without haste. "Jordan, Cloud, Shadow, ready?" They all nodded. In a huff, they flew up to one of the windows. Jordan removed one of the panes, and they flew quietly in. ________________________________________________________________________________ Once insode, Jordan spotted two guardsmen at the doorway. He motioned Shadow and Cloud to stay close. Jordan positioned himself over the left one, and Cloud over the right one. Shadow kept watch for any more guards. "Count of three...ready Cloud?" Jordan whispered. "Ready." Cloud whispered back. They each mouthed the words. "One..." "Two..." Shadow spotted guards coming their way just as... "Three!" They each dropped from the ceiling onto each guard, effectively knocking them out. Shadow saw the guards run off. He flew down to Jordan and Cloud. "Hey good job Cloud." Jordan complimented. "You too Jordan." Cloud replied. "Guys." Shadow entered into the conversation. "I'd hate to burst your bubbles, but we have a problem." Jordan opened the doors, and the others walked in. "Okay, our plan is in motion. Now we need to-" Jake was cut off by the sound of hoofsteps. "Hide!" Everyone hid in various locations, the flying pegasi in the sky already hid behind pillars, while Jake, Briar, and B.B. hid behind potted plants. The hoofsteps grew louder and louder as the guardsmen passed. Within about five seconds, the hoofsteps subsided. Everyone got out of their hiding spots, and continued with their plan. "Okay, Shadow, go look for Celestia. We'll meet you by the Door of the Elements." Jake said quietly. Shadow nodded, and flew off to find Celestia. The others continued toward the Elements. "okay, Jordan, Cloud, fly up, and be on the look out." Jake said. With a nod, The two ascended into the air, practically guiding the others down the halls. ________________________________________________________________________________ Shadow made his way through the halls. Turning each corner, he felt as if he was in a maze. He peeked around a corner, and spotted a few guards turned the other way. "Hm...can't go that way." He said to himself. He turned to go in an opposite direction. Same thing. Guards blocked each hallway. "Dang. How am I going to get past?" He heard steps coming from behind him. He hid swiftly. A lone guard was making his way down the hall. "I've got it!" He snuck up behind the guard, and swiftly as the shadow's breeze, he knocked the guard out with the swing of a hoof. He took the guardsmen uniform, and put it on. "Good fit." he stated to himself, and proceeded down one of the halls. He passed the set of guards. They looked at him, but paid no mind. Shadow breathed a sigh of relief. "That was close." he uttered. ________________________________________________________________________________ Jordan, Jake, Cloud, B.B., and Briar came upon a set of doors with various shapes on it. In the center, on the six pointed star, was a keyhole of some sort. "Now what?" Jordan said. "We should wait until Shadow comes back with Celestia." Cloud offers. B.B. looks toward the ground. Jake makes his way to him. "B.B., is something wrong?" Jake asks. B.B. turned away. "If there's something wrong, you can tell us." B.B. looked away, glancing back after a few seconds. "I..." He uttered the last words so quietly that Jake could not hear them. "Come again?" Jake said. B.B. started to take on a blush. "I really like..." he trailed off once again. "Huh?" Jake said. Jordan made his way to the two. "Jake, don't pressure him." Jordan states. "If he doesn't want to say something, then we don't have to have him tell us." "But..."Jake was about to finish, but B.B. continued to speak "I really like Fluttershy." He said with a heavy blush and a weak smile. He then went wide eyed and turned away. Jake smiled. "That's why you've been so quiet?" B.B. shook his head. Jake returned to the door, and sat down. Jordan made his way to Jake. "Jake, I've been thinking." he says. Jake turned to him. "What Jordan?" Jake replies. "What if the Elements were hidden by Discord again?" Jake went wide eyed. If Jordan is right, their entire plan will have been crushed. He shook his head. "Well, we will have to hope they are behind this door." ________________________________________________________________________________ Shadow ascended the tower. He passed step after step, and finally came upon a door with a sun, and one with a moon. He went with the sun. He tried to open the door, but it would not budge. He pushed the door. No good. He then stepped back a bit, and charged into the door. He recoiled. Rubbing his head, he saw the door had opened a tiny bit. He opened the door fully. That's where he found Celestia, but she was trapped in a magic proof cage. "Celestia!" Shadow yelled. He rushed toward the cage. He looked her over. She looked like she is either asleep or is passed out. He noticed the lock. "Hm...looks like a puzzle lock." he uttered. He slid one block to one side, and another to take its place. No matter how many times he moved pieces, he always got stuck with one block out of place. Eventually however... "I think I've found a pattern!" He shifted the blocks in the pattern he thought up, and lo and behold, the picture was finished. It was a picture of Discord wearing sunglasses. Creepy. He removed the lock, and opened the cage door. He tugged Celestia out of the cage, and to a nearby wall. "Celestia, are you okay?" No response. "Celestia?" He nudged her a bit. "Celestia?" He was getting nervous. "Equestria to Celestia!" He yelled. He then slapped her face. 'Why in the hay would I do that!?' Celestia's eyes slowly opened. "Wha, what happened?" she spoke softly. "No time to explain Celestia." Shadow stated. "We have to get the Elements of Harmony to stop Discord." Celestia slowly got up. Shadow continued speaking. "If any of the guards see us, then I'll just say Im escorting you to Discord." Celestia's eyes shot open. "They're Discorded." Celestia calmed down. "Then let's go." Celestia replied. They left the room. ________________________________________________________________________________ Jordan was getting impatient waiting for Shadow's return. Jake was playing tic-tac-toe with B.B., with Cloud and Briar watching. Cloud's ear perked up. "I hear hoofsteps guys." he announced. They waited ten agonizing seconds, then the owner of the steps emerged from the shadows. It was Shadow and Celestia. "FINALLY!" called Jordan, earning an all around "hush" from the others. "What took you so long?" Jake asked calmly. Shadow explained everything from taking the guard's uniform to rescuing Celestia. He did not mention that he slapped her. "Well thank goodness." Cloud stated. Briar looked on. "Good job Shadow!" Jordan said. Briar made his way over. B.B. stayed put. "Celestia," Jake began. "We need help getting-" Celestia stopped him. "Shadow told me what you all need, and I am happy to help. She lowered her head in front of the door. She stuck her horn in the hole, and light emanated from the entire door. She backed away. The door opened in a fan motion, revealing a small box. "You all must give these elements to-" She looked around. "Where's my faithful student and her friends?" Everypony looked down. "See, Princess, umm..." Jake stuttered. "When we arrived, they got captured." Hearing this, Celestia closed her eyes. "I was worried about this." She stated. "If the Elements are ever to be defeated or unable to use the Elements, their power is useless. Unless they are rescued, the Elements will not work." Jordan looked down. "Doscord...took Dashie." Jordan teared up, and went into a rage. "He will get what he deserves!!" He tried to dart off, but Jake grabbed his tail. "Jordan, wait!" Jake called out. He felt like Jordan was not listening at all. His wings were flailing wildly and it looked like he was punching the air. "I know you're upset, but going into a rage won't solve anything!" Jordan looked like he was starting to calm down. he lowered himself to the ground, and collapsed, tears welling up once again. Shadow made his way to him. "Jordan, you need to relax. I'm telling the truth here. We WILL rescue them all, Applejack, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Pinkie. Don't you worry." he concluded. Jordan looked up to him, and gave a smile. He got up, and shook himself off. "You guys are right. If we want to save Equestria and Earth, we need to get all of them freed first." Jordan stated. "Let's get going to the throne room." Before they left, Celestia intervened. "Before you go, Here's a saddlebag to hold the Elements." She gave Jake the saddlebag. Jake nodded in approval, and they all made their way to their final destination. While they were on their way, Jake had one thing on his mind. "Hey Shadow, why did you say Applejack's name first?" Jake asked. Shadow blushed. "N-no reason." Shadow replied. Jake squinted his eyes with a smile in his face. ________________________________________________________________________________ Discord relaxed in the throne. He grabbed a glass out of nowhere, and summoned a cotton candy cloud. The cloud started raining chocolate milk, and it filled the glass. The cloud disappeared soon after. "You know, girls, I could use a bit of appreciation for what I'm doing." Discord announced. "It really is a miracle." All six of the ponies in the cages gave annoyed looks. Rainbow dash was first to speak. "MIRACLE?! You're destroying EVERYTHING!" she called out. "Some of us have standards darling, and-" Rarity cut herself off. "No, NOT darling! You are the worst being I have ever met!" She turned away. "Except of course Blueblood." she whispered to herself. "And this cage is filthy. Couldn't you have washed it first? They are so rusty and-" Discord casted a spell that silenced Rarity. Fluttershy was too scared to speak. Twilight made her way to the front of her cage. "Discord! Your reign of terror WILL come to an end!" Discord laughed. "And what makes you say that my little pony?" Twilight just looked away, and sat down. "Well I'm off to cause more chaos on Earth. See you in a twenty minutes!" Discord stated, before vanishing. ________________________________________________________________________________ Peering into the window, Shadow and Cloud gave an all clear signal to the others. "Okay everyone, we have twenty minutes to get Twilight and the others out of there." Jake stated. "I'll go rescue Twilight, of course. Jordan, you go for Rainbow Dash, of course." Shadow and cloud flew back down. "Shadow, you go for Applejack." He gave a salute. "On it!" he yelled. Jake turned to Briar. "Briar, you get Pinkie. Clear?" Briar nodded slowly. "Cloud, you get Rarity." "Got it!" he responded. "B.B., you get Fluttershy, okay?" B.B. responded with a simple nod. "Ready?" Jake announced. Everypony nodded, and they all opened the door. They all scoped around. No sign of Discord. "Okay, let's get the girls and give them the Elements." Jordan said. They all made their way to the end of the large room. There sat the throne, and nothing else. "What?" Cloud stated at the vacancy of the area. "I don't understand!" Shadow said. "Where could they-" Jake's ear perked at that moment. "Quiet everyone!" He heard very muffled talking. He trailed the sound to where it was coming from. The wall behind the throne. He tapped the wall. Too thin to be real wall. "Guys, over here!" Jake called out. The others came rushing. "This wall isn't a real wall! Help me break it down!" They all stood side by side. All at once they ran at the wall, and upon impact, it shattered into drops of water. "Great Scott!" Briar called out. They all fell in a heap on the ground. They scanned the area. It looked the same as the other room only it was smaller and had... "Twilight!" Jake yelled. Twilight turned around, and seeing that it was Jake, sent her into tears of joy. "Twi', are you okay?" Twilight smiled. "I'm okay. We all are." she stated. Jake turned and saw that Jordan ran toward Rainbow Dash. Jake turned back to Twilight. "Good to hear. Now we have to get you all out of here, before Discord gets back." Jake looked around for anything that could get the locks off the cages. Lo and behold, the keys were under the throne. 'What were the keys doing under- I don't want to know.' He tossed a key to each of the others. "Let's hope we have the right keys!" Shadow said. They each put the keys in the keyholes. Nothing. They all switched keys. Nothing happened again. Jordan heard hoofsteps. Mass hoofsteps. "Hurry guys! I think the guards are coming!" Jordan called out. They switched keys again. No luck. The guards were now at the front of the door to the real throne room. They switched again. Nothing. The guards started streaming in. One more key switch. "Please let this be it!" Jake whispered. Click! The cage doors opened in sync with each other. Twilight ran to Jake and embraced him. Rainbow did the same for Jordan. Fluttershy pecked B.B.'s cheek. The others just simply thanked each, and Pinkie gave Briar a noogie. Jake opened the saddlebag Celestia gave him, amd pulled out the Magic Element. "Hurry Twilight, put this on." Twilight took it in that it was the Element of Magic. "Jake, how did you get-" They heard the hoofsteps growing louder and louder. Jake intervened. "No time to ask questions Twilight. Right now we have bigger issues." He looked at where they got in through, and the guards were closing in. Fast. Twilight attempted to use her magic, and somehow it worked. She created a barricade in front of the hole in the wall, although it wore her out. Jake held her. "Twi', how did-" He remembered this was Twilight after all. "...never mind." He pulled out the rest of the Elements, and gave them to each bearer. Just then, Discord reappeared. "Girls, I'm back!" He cooed. How did the place hold up while I-" He saw the now 12 ponies in front of him. His smile changed to a scowl drastically. "Well, it looks like we have a certain issues with these pests." He looked on top of each of the main six's heads. "And you all have the Elements?" He scoffed. "Well, we'll just see if that can stop me this time." He fired a magic bolt at the group of ponies. Everyone dodged, except Applejack, who wasn't aware of the present danger. Shadow took notice. He darted back, and the bolt was right about to hit her. Shadow cried out. "APPLEJACK!" She turned and saw what was coming, but could not react fast enough to dodge it. He threw himself right in front of the magic bolt. The force sent him flying into the wall behind them. He slammed into the wall, and fell with a thud. He laid there, motionless. The others went to check on him. Jordan turned to Cloud, and he saw him give a down expression. They both looked at Shadow. "Jake" Twilight whispered. Jake trotted over. "The Elements need to charge. You guys need to distract Discord." Jake nodded. He went to the others. They all reappeared next to the Elements. "Let's ride!" Briar called out. Jordan and Cloud shot into the air, and started circling around Discord. He was firing bolts in random directions. Briar, B.B., to some extent, and Jake ran up and ran around him too. Discord swung his arms wildly, firing bolt after bolt and missing his targets. Twilight finally called out. "Ready!" Jordan and Jake had the same idea, and whispered their idea to Cloud, Briar, and B.B.. On the count of three, they all poked Discord at the same time. "Tag, you're it!" They darted away, just as the main 6 started to glow. From their elements, a rainbow color burst from them, and headed straight for Discord. Jordan and Jake waited for Discord to turn to stone. After a few seconds, the rainbow color grew, and formed a dome. The dome shot outward. ________________________________________________________________________________ Jeremy researched on the internet about the strange occurrences. People said it was God's judgement. Others stated it was just random occurrences and they wouldn't happen again. And some even said that it was the work of a draconequus named Discord. He was going to go on record on believing the second one. He walked outside, and suddenly saw a bright flash. In an instant, the sky cleared, and became a normal blue. Chocolate rain stopped falling, and the ground returned to being flat. "What...was that?" Jeremy asked himself, before walking down the sidewalk. ________________________________________________________________________________ When the flash subsided, they were back in the real throne room. They looked around, and saw no Discord statue anywhere. 'I guess the Elements have different effects each time they're used.' Jordan thought. They looked at Shadow, still unconscious from the hit. "We have to get him to a doctor, right away." Jordan and Cloud picked up Shadow Breeze, and carried him, alongside the others, out of the castle. "I know a good doctor!" Pinkie chimed. "Has anypony seen a brown stallion around here?" she called out. "He has an hourglass cutie mark!" Jordan and Jake knew who she was talking about. "Pinkie, let's just take him to Nurse Redheart." Cloud stated. "Okey Dokey, Lokey!" she said. "Onward!" Briar called out. "Hi ho, hi ho, It's off to the nurse we go!" Pinkie laughed with Briar the entire way. A/N Almost 4000 words?! Most I've written in a single chapter/part! Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It took a few days to get typed. See you around! Eternity out! End A/N